psychogenic

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"By saying we all have psychogenic itching to some degree, we normalise it," she adds.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2023

The U.N. concluded that the symptoms were the result of mass psychogenic illness, a form of social panic.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2023

Some published reports have suggested that the symptoms were characteristic of "mass psychogenic illness," but the declassified report rejects that, finding that the AHIs "do not fit criteria for mass psychogenic illness."

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2023

No evidence was found to support the suspicions, and WHO said it appeared to be a “mass psychogenic illness.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2023

A psychogenic melancholia of this sort can end in mania, and this cycle can be repeated several times, just as easily as in a case which appears to be spontaneous.

From Group Psychology and The Analysis of The Ego by Freud, Sigmund